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Former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington resigned because “I was not true to my wife after 42 years,” he said Thursday. Washington spoke publicly for the first time since resigning on Sept. 5. He appeared at a hotel near Irving, Texas, with his wife and spoke for less than four minutes. He did not take any questions. “I'm here today to own that mistake and apologize to her and those I disappointed. ”Today, I'm at a very low time in my life,“ he said. ”I'm sorry for breaking the trust that I had with my wife and for disappointing my players, for disappointing my coaches, for disappointing Major League Baseball and for disappointing...

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Former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington resigned because “I was not true to my wife after 42 years,” he said Thursday.
Washington spoke publicly for the first time since resigning on Sept. 5. He appeared at a hotel near Irving, Texas, with his wife...

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington resigned Friday afternoon."Ron Washington informed us today that he has chosen to resign as Rangers manager in order to turn his full attention to addressing an off-the-field personal matter," general manager...

American League
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1960
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1978
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